China angered by Japan's increased jet scrambles Apr 19th, 2013 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (AP) - China accused Japan of raising regional tensions with its increased use of fighter jets to monitor Chinese aircraft that approach a cluster of islands claimed by both countries. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, angered, japan's, increased, scrambles, Top Keywords

Antarctic Melt Has Increased Tenfold Over Past 1,000 Years Apr 16th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) Summer ice melt has increased tenfold over the last millennium in the Antarctic Peninsula, with most of the melt occurring during the last several decades in conjunction with global warming, new research suggests. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : antarctic, melt, increased, tenfold, past, 1000, years, Top Keywords

Russia to increase security at athletics event Apr 16th, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Russian sports officials said Tuesday they will beef up security at upcoming sports events and the Sochi 2014 Winter Games in the wake of deadly explosions at Boston's marathon that killed three people, and injured over 140 others.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russia, increase, security, athletics, event, 1000, years, Top Keywords

UN: Afghan opium production increases Apr 15th, 2013 - 12:10h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the U.N. said in a report released Monday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : afghan, opium, production, increases, event, 1000, years, Top Keywords

South Korea increases surveillance as North moves missile Apr 10th, 2013 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) By Daum Kim and Phil Stewart SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea has raised its surveillance of North Korea after the reclusive state moved one or more long-range missiles in readiness for a possible launch, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednes... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : south, korea, increases, surveillance, north, moves, missile, Top Keywords

Banks say do not plan big increase in corporate lending in second quarter - BoE Apr 3rd, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British banks do not expect to be more willing to lend to companies in the second quarter despite a probable increase in demand, a Bank of England survey showed on Wednesday. The central bank's Credit Conditions Survey showed ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : banks, plan, increase, corporate, lending, second, quarter, Top Keywords

Home prices rise in January, best yearly increase since 2006: S&P Mar 26th, 2013 - 14:12h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Single-family home prices rose in January, starting the year with the biggest annual increase in six-and-a-half years in a fresh sign the housing market recovery remains on track, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday. The S... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : home, prices, rise, january, best, yearly, increase, since, 2006, s&p, Top Keywords

BofA's Moynihan gets 73 percent pay increase in 2012 Feb 20th, 2013 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Brian Moynihan's pay increased 73 percent in 2012 from the previous year to $12.1 million, as the bank gave him a bigger package of stock awards. The second-largest U.S. bank gave Moynihan a raise... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bofa's, moynihan, gets, percent, increase, 2012, increase, since, 2006, s&p, Top Keywords

As ads dip, Times Co increases revenue on circulation gains Feb 7th, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The New York Times Co said because more people are paying for its digital newspapers revenue grew in the fourth quarter, sending shares up as high as 15 percent on Thursday. The earnings results - the company reported better than expected... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : times, increases, revenue, circulation, gains, 2012, increase, since, 2006, s&p, Top Keywords

Barclays increases mis-selling provisions Feb 5th, 2013 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays has stockpiled more cash to cover a growing compensation bill for mis-selling interest rate hedging products (IRHP) and payment protection insurance (PPI), it said on Tuesday. Following a review, Barclays said it would inc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : barclays, increases, misselling, provisions, gains, 2012, increase, since, 2006, s&p, Top Keywords